Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the brutality and violence of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad across the country, calling for a review of their activities.
This is coming while the streets of Twitter is set on fire with the trends #WarsOnSARS. Atiku noted that the unit of the Police was set up to confront violent crimes and not the poor masses.
“The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the @PoliceNG was set up to confront violent crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping and other related crimes. However, the unit has today morphed into an oppressor of the Nigerian masses who strive every day for a better life. Read also:Â Why Did The Nigerian Police Force Not Send SARS Operatives To The One-Hour Long Offa Robbery?
“Reports of intimidation, harassment and outright extortion by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have continued unabated. I strongly condemn their cruel actions against our people, and I urge the government to rise to the occasion and nip this monstrosity in the bud with the seriousness it deserves”, he tweeted.
